Frontiers in Public Health | Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Smoking-related gestures and anxiety: a preliminary study in treatment-seeking smokers

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Lorenzo Zamboni
Francesca Locatelli
Roberta Vesentini
Rebecca Casari
Alessio Congiu
Anna Guerra
Daniela Bettoni
Silvia Carli
Sara Cappelletti
Silvia Melchiori

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665612

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Opinion

Accepted on 07 Oct 2025

Vaping Prevention Curriculum in India

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Vaibhav Sahni
Abhishek Shankar

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1686030

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Global, regional and national burden of drug use disorders, 1990-2021: decomposition analysis, health inequality analysis and predictions to 2035

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Ruiying Jin
Shenyu Zhang
Jun Xiong
Baixi Liu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1588607

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Co-use of Opioids and Cannabis Versus Single-Substance Use: A National Analysis of U.S. Adults

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Hyojung Kang
Jilin Tian
Gary Milavetz

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1623420

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Clinical Trial

Published on 02 Oct 2025

E-cigarette puff topography instruction to enhance switching among COPD patients who smoke

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Eleanor L. S. Leavens
Theodore L. Wagener
Leah Lambart
Matthew S. Mayo
Lexie Brown
Edward F. Ellerbeck
Sandra A. Billinger
Branden Comfort
Jennifer Woodward
Brent Sear

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1664400

696 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2025

Physical activity and risk behaviors among adolescents: the mediating roles of diet, sleep, mental health, and substance use

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Feng Tian
Fengbo Liu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665023

375 views

Perspective

Published on 01 Oct 2025

The engagement of people with lived experiences in substance use research

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Catherine Kim

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1611836

520 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

"I Don't Belong Here": Experiences of Substance Use and Treatment Compliance among Young Adults in Lango, Uganda

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Samuel Ouma
Prossy Lynda Enon
Joan Nalunkuuma

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1677932

763 views

Study Protocol

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Kipiyecipakiciipe ("Coming Home"): A Study Protocol for a Multi-Method Investigation of Culturally Grounded Resilience against Substance-Use among Shawnee Adults

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Evan White
Ryan Tomm
Danielle L Bethel
Gabe Cochran
Makiah Torres
Nicole R Baughman
Andrea Wigelsworth
Xi Ren
Wesley Vaught

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1663919

117 views

Correction

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Correction: Psychological safety mediates attendance and recovery-related outcomes within the Phoenix: a sober-active community

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Katie M Heinrich
Brett Wyker
Beth Collinson
David Eddie
David Best
Jacquelyn Hillios

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1712424

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

Understanding the Needs of Postpartum Emerging Adults with Substance Use Disorders to Improve Recovery Supports

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Camille C Cioffi
Lauren E. Lewis
Jeff Gau

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1521093

138 views

Policy Brief

Accepted on 25 Sep 2025

A Science-Based Product Regulation: The Time Has Come to Reduce Toxic Emissions to Reduce Harm

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Michael Kunze
José Roberto Santin
Ursula Kunze

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1687986

198 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Sep 2025

"Sharing is my only option": An ethnographic analysis of the underlying contexts of needle and syringe sharing via the socio-ecological framework

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan
Samira Dishti Irfan
Md Alamgir Hossain
Michiko Moriyama
Sharful Islam Khan

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1527307

158 views

Opinion

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Targeting pro-dopaminergic agonism to attenuate and depression in patient's displaying genetic/epigenetic predisposition to hypodopaminergia

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
Kenneth Blum
Alexander P. L. Lewandrowski
Panayotis K. Thanos
Albert Pinhasov
Alireza Sharafshah
David Baron
Mark S. Gold
Catherine A. Dennen
Igor Elman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1594872

852 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Substance use risk screening and associated factors among Costa Rican secondary students: a nationally representative analysis

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Andrea Lopez-Soto
Esmeralda Ramirez
Jeancarlo Cordoba
Pablo Montero-Zamora

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1652601

737 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Barriers and recommendations for harm reduction services among people living with HIV in Manitoba, Canada: a qualitative study

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Enrique Villacis-Alvarez
Katharina Maier
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Heather Pashe
Joel Baliddawa
Nikki Daniels
Rebecca Murdock
Robert Russell
Clara Dan
Freda Woodhouse

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1636409

1,230 views